In the lore, the Khaak and Xenon have generally had a very good grasp of technology, especially "weird" technology like the gate network and jump tech, often far in advance of the various races. Building off of that, it stands to reason that they'd know a little something about the anomalies now common in Foundations. An advanced understanding of these phenomena, at least compared to the factions, could allow them to use these "hidden pathways" to infiltrate faction territory for raids without having to Leeroy Jenkins into full fleets waiting in Hatikvah. This could allow for the appearance of enemies far from the front lines without violating the "all ships are built, nothing is spawned" rule, as the ships would have to be built and sent off first. Also suggest limiting it to raid-sized forces ranging for a few Ms and Ns to a couple Ps with fighter support. Not whole xenon armadas suddenly appearing in Argon Prime

I think this could also be beneficial to the dynamic economy by increasing attrition with NPC traders and miners, which currently seem to have no "natural predators," thereby increasing shipbuilding demand and providing the potential for temporary supply bottlenecks.